six*rY-n1G1~1T1—1 ooivennss. sms. II. ou. 374. 1925. 1089 rua iunacusivr maiuxn NAVAL Rnsmzvn N;*@;{%_*;gjv°§*m¤¤ Sec. 30. That the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve shall be com- ,0,§,°¤3¤°¤g,*}$°{_g*;**i{_·g¤,g posed of male citizens of the United States and of the insular protgiingn. ae. possessions of the United States who follow or who have followed the sea as a profession and who are employed, or who have been employed within three years, on public vessels of the United States or such other seagoing vessels documented under the laws of the United States as may e approved by the Secretary of the Navy. ,w_'f¤§¤¤¤¤r to V¤¤sw· Sec. 31. That officers and enlisted men of the Merchant Marine moiouliiviiigggsimmg Naval Reserve shall be transferred to the Volunteer Naval Reserve, or discharged, three years after they have ceased to follow the sea as a profession. _ _ Sec. 32. That oiicers and enlisted men of the Merchant Marine ,,,,'Ef,§,,"{,?'j,,f‘,,f,‘,';" “i"°" Naval Reserve may, upon their own application, approved by direction of the Secretary of the Navy, be given the same training duty, with or without ay, as is provided for officers and enlisted men of the Fleet Naval Reserve. Sec. 33. That in time of peace officers and enlisted men of the ,,§°*},',{’m§§3’; §§g Merchant Marine Naval Reserve when not employed on active duty ¤¤¢v· with the regular Navy shall be paid per annum, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, at the rate of not exceeding one m0nth’s base pay of their corresponding grades, _ mamomn to mmranks, or ratings in the regular Navy, which pay shall be additional ‘“"P,*’§§,,_ to any ay to which they may be entitled for training duty: Pro- u§1%=i¤¤ funds revided, That fnmds equal to the amonmt re uired for the urposes of q ' this section shall first have been made available by the Ciingress for this specific purpose. Sec. 34. That the Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe a suitable m,F',f,‘,,f§0,P$,‘&?’,§_°* flag or pennant which may be flown as an emblem of the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve on an seagoing merchant vessel documented rwaam. _ under the laws of the Unitedy States: Provided, That such vessel be m f"’° “ first designated by the Secretary of the Navy as suitable for service as a naval auxiliary in time of war: Provided further, That the mx? R°°°"° ¤’“‘ master or commanding officer and not less than 50 per centum of Not in H { the officers are members of the Naval Reserve: And provrkled fur- new emblexgl ° n` ther, That such flag or pennant shall not be flown in lieu of the national ensign. run VOLUNTEER NAVAL mzsmzvn ,,,‘Q‘§“‘°“ N‘“'“‘ “°‘ No drills, etc., N- Srzc. 35. That officers and enlisted men of the Volunteer Naval °‘“'°"· Reserve shall not be required to attend drills or perform training duty and shall receive no pay or allowances, except when ordered mam. _ active duty or training duty: Provided, That they may, upon their du*,§jY0,’;’;'°0;*j*:L¤u§ own a plication, approved by the direction of the Secretary of the ·=m¤¤ Navy,ll>e given the same active duty or training duty, with or without pa , as is provided for officers and enlisted men of the Fleet Naval lieserve. GENERAL PROVISIONS General mvisium. Sec. 36. That the Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe all neces- p,§‘§“§,?§“?,§ § sary and proper regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of *§n@Bf“=· °* 1***** this Act, for the recruiting, organization, government, administration, training, inspection, and mobilization of the Naval Reserve mmm or ;:);¤¤& hereby created and established. and shall detail such officers and N,*$,:_ °t°" enlisted men and shall make available such vessels, material, armament, equipment, and other facilities of the regular Nav? as he may deem necessary and advisable for the development 0 the Naval
